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A love note

November 9, 2012

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To my progressives, liberals, radicals, and people seeking change, a love note: Why must we continue to look to other people/groups to make the changes we want to see happen? We look to our political party, or campaigns with people to “champion” issues we find important, or Nonprofits dedicated to social justice.  All of these […]

“progressive” party alignments, the “womens movement” and how it breaks my heart

November 6, 2012

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 “‘All voting,’ says Thoreau, ‘is a sort of gaming, like checkers, or backgammon, a playing with right and wrong; its obligation never exceeds that of expediency.  Even voting for the right thing is doing nothing for it.  A wise man will not leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail […]

the resurrection… of my blog

July 25, 2012

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As we’ve been entering into the full swing of political theatre with the impending November election, I have (clearly) taken a hiatus from this blog.  From October to April I was occupying and that was a full time endeavor.  I’m now going to attempt in the coming months to resurrect it,  because even if all […]

A paper on White Privilege, Racism, and White Supremacy

February 23, 2012

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I wrote this a while ago (I think 2009 or 2010), just found it. Figured I might as well put it out there into the interwebs discourse:   The race debate.  “Does racism exist anymore?” has been a popular question in the media since Barack Obama ran for president.  While many people claim that we […]

My Little Tracking Device

January 14, 2012

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It took me a very very long time to upgrade my cellphone to a smart phone (and it wouldn’t have happened if my parents weren’t so Rad – thanks mom!). I didn’t *really* want one for all of my socioeconomic-political-hippie-resistance reasons.. but now that I have one.. can I just say how impressed I am!?!?! […]

I’ll be home for Christmas…

December 14, 2011

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and I’m pretty nervous about it.  Or rather, a lot of anxiety is arising.  I’m excited, don’t get me wrong.  But it will also be a very dramatic shift from the life i’ve been living for the last 5-6 weeks.  Just being in a house for a consistent period of time will be a trip […]

Hello Again

December 2, 2011

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Since Occupy Honolulu began I have been ignoring this blog, and have spent far less time on the computer in general.  Funny how that happens when you’re constantly engaging in real life issues I finally have something to say about my experiences (or part of those experiences) so far… This began as a letter/video blog […]

Have you heard about Oct 15?

October 10, 2011

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It’s being called a day for Global Action. From the OCT15 website, here’s a list of all the places actions are being held.  You ready for this? GLOBAL EVENT:https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245619575476665 AFRICA http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=210209459028846 ARGENTINA Buenos Aires https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=227511030631636 https://www.facebook.com/notes/democracia-real-ya-buenos-aires/llamado-mundial-para-el-15o-global-revolution/162218203862104 Cordoba http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131670496933853 Jujuy https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=248420351863740 Mendoza: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=119618438143036 Rosario https://democraciarealyarosario.blogspot.com San Miguel de Tucumán http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=253439288026509 ASIA https://www.facebook.com/pages/Occupy-Asia-15-Oct-Global-Solidarity/120416008062644 AUSTRALIA Occupy Australia ‘central […]

Why is it so hard to understand Occupy Wall Street? some thoughts

October 4, 2011

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Occupy Wall Street | NYC Protest for American Revolution. If you haven’t been to the website, go.  This is from one of their posts regarding the march across the Brooklyn Bridge: As members of the 99 percent, we occupy Wall Street as a symbolic gesture of our discontent with the current economic and political climate […]

Declaration of the Occupation of New York City

September 29, 2011

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No matter what your views on the Occupy Wall Street protests, whether you don’t understand it, can’t get behind it, don’t really care that much, whatever.  This is some powerful language that I think could, and should, resonate with a lot of people.  Declaration of the Occupation of New York City | NYC General Assembly.: […]

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